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Federal grants to The American Documentary Inc.

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The American Documentary Inc. in Brooklyn, New York received $579,500 in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals, with $579,500. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to The American Documentary Inc. by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20213$155,000
FY 20223$139,500
FY 20233$125,000
FY 20242$160,000
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund The American Documentary Inc.

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals 45.02411$579,500

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Endowment for the Arts11$579,500

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Purpose: to support the public television programs pov, pov shorts, and america reframed, with related public engagement activities.
ASST_NON_1920963-34-24_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsFebruary 23, 2024$100,000
To support the the curation programming production and promotion costs for the public television series pov; a show that is devoted to the art of independent nonfiction storytelling.
ASST_NON_1885188-34-21_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJuly 27, 2021$95,000
Purpose:  to support the public television series pov devoted to the art of independent nonfiction storytelling. 
ASST_NON_1893490-34-22_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsSeptember 7, 2022$84,500
Purpose: to support a digital revamping of online resources for amdocs flagship show pov.
ASST_NON_1930533-34-24_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJuly 24, 2024$60,000
Purpose: to support the public television series pov devoted to the art of independent nonfiction storytelling.
ASST_NON_1912276-34-23_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsAugust 24, 2023$60,000
Purpose: to support the curation production and promotion of the public television series america reframed.
ASST_NON_1912274-34-23_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJuly 11, 2023$40,000
To support the curation production and promotion of the public television series america reframed.
ASST_NON_1885185-34-21_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsAugust 10, 2021$40,000
Purpose:  to support the curation production and promotion of the public television series america reframed.
ASST_NON_1893492-34-22_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsAugust 26, 2022$35,000
Purpose: to support a national exhibition program of documentary films and related public events in collaboration with local public broadcast stations and community partners.
ASST_NON_1904673-34-23_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsMarch 23, 2023$25,000
Purpose: to support a national exhibition program of documentary films and related public events in collaboration with local public broadcast stations and community partners.
ASST_NON_1889304-34-22_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJanuary 20, 2022$20,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does The American Documentary Inc. get?

$579,500 in 11 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives The American Documentary Inc. the most?

The National Endowment for the Arts, with $579,500 in 11 awards.

What is The American Documentary Inc.'s largest federal grant?

$100,000 under Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals, with its first action in the period on February 23, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

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